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Archduke Rudolf of Austria (born 5 September 1919) is the youngest son of Emperor Charles I of Austria and Zita of Bourbon-Parma.
He was born in Prangins, Switzerland where the Austrian Imperial family were staying after they had been sent into exile. He was named after Count Rudolph IV of Habsburg.1
Rudolf has worked as a Wall Street junior executive2 and a bank director.3
Archduke Rudolf was married to Countess Xenia Czernichev-Besobrasov the daughter of Sergei Aleksandrovich Besobrasov and Countess Elizabeta Cheremeteva, on 22 June 1953 at Tuxedo Park, New York.3, with whom he had four children. Xenia was killed in a car crash on 20 September 1968, in which Rudolf was also seriously injured .4
- Archduchess Maria Anna (b. 1954) married Prince Peter Galitzine (b. 1955)
- Archduke Karl Peter (b. 1955) married Princess Alexandra of Wrede (b. 1970)
- Archduke Simeon (b. 1958) married Princess María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (b. 1967)
- Archduke Johannes Karl (1962-1975)
Rudolf was married secondly to Princess Anna Gabriele of Wrede (b. 1940) on 15 October 1971 in Ellingen, Bavaria. They have one daughter.3
- Archduchess Catharina-Maria (b. 1972) married Count Maximiliano Secco di Aragona (b. 1967)
Ancestry
References
- ^ Brook-Shepherd, Gordon (2003). Uncrowned Emperor. Hambledon Continuum. pp. 54. ISBN 1852854391.
- ^ "Milestones", Time Magazine (1953-07-06). Retrieved on 1 March 2008.
- ^ a b c Lundy, Darryl. "Rudolf Syringus Erzherzog von Österreich". The Peerage. Retrieved on 2008-02-15.
- ^ "Archduchess Xenia of Habsburg killed", New York Times (1968-09-27).
